/ Chapter Discussion 20 / Typical family

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 182956


> > Catlady:
> > I thought the Weasleys, other than their degree of poverty, ARE
> > typical of Gryffindor, and the Blacks, other than their degree of
> > wealth, ARE typical of Slytherin. I agree that Hepzibah and 
> > Zacharias
> > did not seem typical of Cedric Diggory, Ernie Macmillan, Justin
> > Finch-Fletchley, Hannah Abbot, Susan Bones, Amelia Bones (because
> > Houses seem to run in families), etc.

> Potioncat:
> The more I think of it, just what would be a typical family? And 
> then, what would be a typical House-based family? What traits might 
> a Gryffindor family have that a Hufflepuff family might not?
> 
> How does the Weasley family compare to the Dumbledore family?
> 
> How do the Snape, various Black, Gaunt and Malfoy families compare?
> 
> What House would we think the Crouch family fit into?


Kemper now:
As Hufflepuff is open to take all the rest, I take that to also mean
open to all ideas (that don't significantly harm an individual or the
community).  So I see the Gryffindor family courageously standing up
for their side of a disagreement and attacking the other family member
physically (Aberforth, whose family I take to be sorted into
Gryffindor regardless of the lack of canon support) or verbally
(seemingly, all of Percy's siblings.)  Age mellows, but Aberforth
holds onto his grudge for over a century.  I imagine Hufflepuff
families would work hard to achieve balance with family members
experiencing strong disagreement. 

As for the Crouch's... I think they would be Ravenclaw: they seem to
value intelligence and I can easily see them coping with issues by
intellectualizing. ... If Sr isn't a Ravenclaw, then he'd be a
Slytherin, but, to me, Jr is definitely a Ravenclaw.

Kemper